08 de February

Sunday

10 Born on this day 11 Died on this day
Poem of the day

Grass

Carl Sandburg
Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo.
Shovel them under and let me work
-I am the grass; I cover all.

And pile them high at Gettysburg
And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun.
Shovel them under and let me work.
Two years, ten years, and the passengers ask the conductor:

What place is this?
Where are we now?

I am the grass.
Let me work.
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Born on this day

10
Giuseppe Ungaretti

Giuseppe Ungaretti

138 years since birth · 1888

Giuseppe Ungaretti was an Italian poet, considered one of the most important representatives of Hermeticism and a central figure in 20th-century Italian poetry. His work is marked …

Marcelo Almeida de Oliveira

Marcelo Almeida de Oliveira

57 years since birth · 1969

Marcelo Almeida de Oliveira is a Brazilian poet whose work is distinguished by its lyrical sensitivity and exploration of universal themes such as love, the ephemerality of time, a…

Francisco Mangabeira

Francisco Mangabeira

147 years since birth · 1879

Francisco Mangabeira was a Brazilian politician and jurist, known for his role in the national political scene, especially during the Second Republic and the Estado Novo. His caree…

Elizabeth Bishop

Elizabeth Bishop

115 years since birth · 1911

Elizabeth Bishop was an American poet renowned for her meticulously crafted, observant, and subtly emotional verse. Her work is characterized by its precise imagery, quiet tone, an…

Júlio Verne

Júlio Verne

198 years since birth · 1828

Jules Verne was a prominent French writer, born in Nantes in 1828, widely regarded as one of the fathers of science fiction. He is celebrated for his adventure novels that frequent…

Mário Martins de Almeida

Mário Martins de Almeida

125 years since birth · 1901

Mário Martins de Almeida is a Portuguese poet whose work is distinguished by its lyrical depth and exploration of universal themes such as love, saudade, and the passage of time. W…

Román Raña Lama

Román Raña Lama

66 years since birth · 1960

Román Raña Lama is a Galician professor, writer, and literary critic. His work encompasses both literary creation and academic analysis of literature, with a special focus on Galic…

Luis Gonzaga Urbina

Luis Gonzaga Urbina

162 years since birth · 1864

Luis Gonzaga Urbina was a prominent Mexican poet, essayist, and literary critic, a key figure of Modernism in Mexico. His work is characterized by formal elegance, the musicality o…

John Ruskin

John Ruskin

207 years since birth · 1819

Ana Kalandadze

Ana Kalandadze

26 years since birth · 2000

Died on this day

11
José Gomes Ferreira

José Gomes Ferreira

41 years since death · 1985

José Gomes Ferreira was a Portuguese poet, novelist, and journalist, known for his social and political intervention poetry, strongly marked by anti-fascism and criticism of injust…

Salomão Jorge

Salomão Jorge

35 years since death · 1991

Salomão Jorge was an Angolan poet, known for his work that explores the complexities of identity, land, and the human condition. His poetry is marked by a rich and imagistic langua…

Mário Pederneiras

Mário Pederneiras

111 years since death · 1915

Mário Pederneiras was a Portuguese poet, writer, and journalist, known for his work related to poetry and his activity in various publications. His writing explored universal theme…

Augusto Frederico Schmidt

Augusto Frederico Schmidt

61 years since death · 1965

Augusto Frederico Schmidt was a Brazilian poet, essayist, and professor, known for his poetry with a philosophical and existential tone. His work reflects a deep meditation on the …

Soares de Passos

Soares de Passos

166 years since death · 1860

Soares de Passos was a Portuguese poet of the 19th century, a prominent figure of Ultra-Romanticism in Portugal. His work is marked by a deep pessimism, existential discontent, and…

Baldassare Castiglione

Baldassare Castiglione

497 years since death · 1529

Baldassare Castiglione was an Italian humanist, poet, writer, and diplomat of the Renaissance. He is best known for his work "The Book of the Courtier", a manual on the ideal behav…

Giosuè Carducci

Giosuè Carducci

119 years since death · 1907

Giosuè Carducci was an Italian poet and literary critic, a Nobel laureate in Literature, known for his lyrical poetry and his influence on the revival of Italian poetry. His work c…

Bronisława Wajs

Bronisława Wajs

39 years since death · 1987

Bronisława Wajs, better known by her stage name Papusza, was a Polish Romani singer and poet. Her work, marked by a deep connection to the culture and tradition of her people, addr…

Halldór Laxness

Halldór Laxness

28 years since death · 1998

Halldór Laxness was one of the most prominent Icelandic writers, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955. His vast and diverse work encompasses novels, short stories, plays, …

João Vicente Pimentel Maldonado

João Vicente Pimentel Maldonado

188 years since death · 1838

João Vicente Pimentel Maldonado was a Portuguese poet whose work is part of a literary context of transition and experimentation. His poetry is marked by deep introspection and the…

Tom Raworth

Tom Raworth

9 years since death · 2017

Tom Raworth was an English poet associated with experimental and avant-garde poetry. His work is characterized by an innovative approach to language and poetic structure, challengi…